It does raise a semi-interesting point about the state of moden hip-hop in that when a mainstream tune comes out that doesnt have a Hype Williams video attached to it, people flip their wigs like its the second coming of Realus.

It just shows how terrible hip hop is in general. Most videos just have naked girls and lots of jewellery so I think people, myself included, just want a simple video like this with the two artists just rapping.

Nas is just so good to listen to. Ridiculous skills, but quite natural with it as well. Most incredibly technical rhymers are almost hard to listen to because their flow is so intense, but Nas is just effortless with it. The skllls are there but he doesn't shove it in your face. He's great.

Just went back through the catalogues to be reminded that I Am and Nastradamus are really terrible albums, and even It Was Written is extremely patchy. You really might as well go straight from Illmatic to Stillmatic.

However, the big secret is that The Lost Tapes is the best Nas album after Illmatic. Big gap if you don't have it.